Business Ethics Perspectives: Faculty Plagiarism and Fraud

Elliott, Teressa L.; Marquis, Linda M.; Neal, Catherine S.

doi:10.1007/s10551-012-1234-5

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“…Elliott et al (2013) highlight the existence of faculty cheating in the forms of self-plagiarism, data fabrication and data manipulation, and the addition of their names or those of colleagues to publications in spite of minimal intellectual contribution. In a study of 371 articles published in 19 South African management journals in 2011, Thomas and de Bruin (2015) report that 48.5% of the articles contained similarity of 15% or more to other published works.…”

Section: Faculty Reluctance To Report Student Academic Dishonestymentioning

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Faculty reluctance to report student plagiarism: A case study

Thomas

2017

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Internationally, student plagiarism is on the rise despite measures introduced by universities to detect its occurrence and to institute actions to prevent and address this practice. One of the reasons that may contribute to this problem is the reluctance of faculty to report student plagiarism. Through the medium of a disguised South African case study, this paper advances reasons to explain this oversight. Such reasons include psychological discomfort, opportunity costs, lack of procedural clarity, administrative bureaucracy and a prevailing culture of managerialism. Recommendations are furnished to faculty alerting them to practices of which they must be aware when intending to report student plagiarism. Recommendations are also proposed to university leaders and administrators with regard to leadership support for those who report student plagiarism, the development of clear policies and procedures, the reduction of bureaucratic red tape, support to students whose first language is not English and reflection on the institutional moral context within which students study.

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Section: Faculty Reluctance To Report Student Academic Dishonestymentioning

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Faculty reluctance to report student plagiarism: A case study

Thomas

2017

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“…23 To this end, a culture of academic honesty should prevail in institutions that, in turn, institutionalise an ethical culture amongst faculty. 52 Bedeian et al 27 extend this view to advocating that the research values of those entering into the management discipline must be shaped and that graduate students must be socialised into ethical academic life, including research. Management faculty have a professional obligation to report research misconduct in spite of their reluctance, desire to avoid conflict and even potential career damage through their own integrity being cast into doubt.…”

Section: Role Of Universities In Promoting Academic Integritymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…26 Peer reporting of academic plagiarists, protection of whistle blowers and severe punishment for faculty who engage in plagiarism and fraud should be the practice. 52 In this regard, the entire academic community is the first line of defence in preventing plagiarism. 15 Similarly, Long et al 38(p.1294) note that 'the responsibility for research integrity ultimately lies in the hands of the scientific community', with educators ensuring scientific integrity in the work of students whom they mentor, with authors committing to originality and accuracy of published work, with volunteer peer reviewers conscientiously reviewing publications, and with journal editors verifying the manuscripts they wish to publish.…”

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Plagiarism in South African management journals: A follow-up study

Thomas¹

2019

S. Afr. J. Sci.

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Internationally, a rise in plagiarism by academics has been reported. The objective of the present study was to examine the extent of plagiarism in articles appearing in 19 South African management journals published in 2016 and to compare the findings to a study undertaken in 2015 using 2011 data from the same 19 journals. This study progresses the debate around academic ethics and academic integrity in the country – a topic, thus far, that has received little research attention. A total of 454 published articles were submitted through the similarity detection software Turnitin™. High and excessive similarity was identified and over 80% of submissions evidenced similarity in excess of 9%. University administrators, journal editors and publishers, and the South African Department of Higher Education and Training are alerted to this plagiarism that undermines the academic pursuit. This awareness is particularly important as faculty serve as role models to students. Measures should thus be taken to ensure that faculty provide sound role models as ethical researchers. Significance: Plagiarism is an ongoing and increasing problem and is particularly concerning when faculty themselves plagiarise, as it impacts institutional integrity and culture, and negatively influences role modelling for students. The present study highlights the increase in plagiarism in the field of management and alerts other fields of academia to this problem. University administrators and journal editors and publishers are reminded about the roles they can play to address plagiarism.

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“…[13] Another influential factor is the characteristics of the academic institution -its climate and organizational culture, its enforcement methods, and the attitudes of the academic staff (Elliot et al). [8] When an institution tends to be forgiving of academic dishonesty, such behavior is likely to increase. If, on the other hand, the organizational culture condemns and discourages academic fraud, fewer instances of the phenomenon will occur (McCabe & Trevino).…”

Section: Situational Factorsmentioning

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Students' Involvement in Academic Dishonesty and Their Attitudes towards Copying in Exams and Academic Papers

Miller¹,

Izsak²

2017

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Cheating in academia is described in the literature like an epidemic, and one which crosses geographic and cultural boundaries. Academic dishonesty hurts the reputations of institutes of higher education, and carries implications for the job market as well. Some studies have attributed the spread of this phenomenon to technological advancements, which have made it much easier to locate academic content and to copy it. Our study examined students' attitudes to various forms of academic dishonesty, and the connection between demographic, personal and situational variables and the attitudes and behaviors associated with academic dishonesty. Seven hundred and seventy-nine students of business management, psychology and education completed questionnaires regarding their attitudes towards academic dishonesty and their personal involvement in academically dishonest behavior. The results showed that the infractions that were perceived as most severe were cheating on exams and in final term papers. Other acts were viewed with less severity, like letting a friend copy a paper, and referencing sources in a paper that the student has not actually read. Education and psychology students perceived cheating as more severe than did students of business management. The latter were more likely to justify copying in certain situations, like when a course is not taught clearly or an exam is hard. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that the best predictors of attitudes and behaviors are the situational factors (i.e. the characteristics of the student's academic environment). Classroom norms and the severity with which the institute treats dishonesty were found to be the factors that most strongly influenced students' attitudes and behavior. Demographic and personal variables proved less reliable as predictors.

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Business Ethics Perspectives: Faculty Plagiarism and Fraud

Cited by 39 publications

References 7 publications

Faculty reluctance to report student plagiarism: A case study

Faculty reluctance to report student plagiarism: A case study

Plagiarism in South African management journals: A follow-up study

Students' Involvement in Academic Dishonesty and Their Attitudes towards Copying in Exams and Academic Papers

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